Edward Kojo Salia was a Ghanaian Member of Parliament.
18 Facts About Edward Salia
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Edward Salia was a member of the National Democratic Congress and was a Minister of State in the Rawlings government.
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Edward Salia was born at Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
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Edward Salia's parents were Bajeluru Dorcie Salia, a farmer and Habiba Yiringsaa, a housewife.
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Edward Salia attended the Institute of Social Studies at The Hague in the Netherlands.
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Edward Salia studied at the Carleton University in Ontario, Canada and Ottawa University.
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Edward Salia served as Minister for Mines and Energy and later for Roads and Transport in Jerry Rawlings's government.
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Edward Salia was first elected as the member of parliament for the Jirapa in the 2000 election and he retained his seat in the two subsequent elections in 2004 and 2008.
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Edward Salia was elected as the member of parliament for the Jirapa constituency in the Upper West region of Ghana in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections.
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Edward Salia therefore represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.
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Edward Salia was elected with 16,446 votes out of the total votes cast.
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Edward Salia was elected over Salifatu Badiu of the National Reform Party and Timothy Taafaale Dombo of the New Patriotic Party.
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Edward Salia was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
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Edward Salia was elected as the member of parliament for the Jirapa constituency in the Upper West region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.
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Edward Salia represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.
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Edward Salia was elected with 15,580 votes out of 20,697 total valid votes cast.
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Edward Salia was elected over James Amare of the People's National Convention, Winifred A DY-Yakah of the New Patriotic Party and Nuah Bibiana, an independent candidate.
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Edward Salia was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.